PZL-Mielec AN-28 crash, Aug 28, 1993, Weston-on-the-Green
PZL-Mielec AN-28 accident on August 28, 1993 near Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: A latent defect in the...
- Date: August 28, 1993
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-28
- Location: Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A latent defect in the electrical system, caused by a loosened earthing screw, caused a simultaneous total power loss when the flaps were retracted. The AAIB also cited an incorrectly installed earth point and an invalid parachuting permit.
A PZL-Mielec An-28 carrying 17 parachutists and two crew lost power from both engines simultaneously at about 500 feet during a climb after takeoff from Weston-on-the-Green. The crew made a forced landing in a field of cut crop beside the airfield. The aircraft was heavily damaged, but all 19 occupants left the aircraft uninjured.